NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the U.S. government's leading space agency. It was founded in 1958, and since then, it has relentlessly explored space and aeronautics by conducting research and launching crewed/uncrewed missions.

NASA is tracking asteroid more than twice the size of Empire State Building as it approaches Earth

The asteroid is projected to make its closest pass on February 14, 2026, and is classified under the "Potentially Hazardous Asteroids" umbrella.
19 hours ago

NASA sets the stage for January spacewalks outside the International Space Station

Before the spacewalks, NASA will conduct a preview on January 6, 2026.
20 hours ago

The Artemis II crew: All about the people powering NASA’s return to the Moon

Four astronauts. One lunar flyby. Artemis II tests humanity’s path back to the Moon.
1 day ago

NASA’s Hubble finds largest chaotic ‘sandwich’ where planets are born, baffling astronomers

The largest protoplanetary disk ever has been found by the Hubble Space Telescope and is quite active as materials stretch in the system.
7 days ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures rare sight of comet smoke around a nearby star

Cicero Lu, a science fellow at Gemini Observatory, found a cloud of warm carbon monoxide gas circling the star HD 131488.
7 days ago

NASA races to reach silent MAVEN spacecraft ahead of December 29 solar conjunction

Time is running out for the recovery team before Earth and Mars move to opposite sides of the Sun on December 29, triggering a total communications blackout.
7 days ago

NASA’s SPHEREx maps the entire sky in over a hundred colors

Scientists are hoping for the image to aid in learning more about what happened right after the Big Bang.
7 days ago

NASA's eyes on the Sun: Two key solar missions planned for 2026

NASA seems ready to build on the success of its ongoing solar missions.
Dec 23, 2025

NASA is heading to the Moon again: 5 things to know about the Artemis II mission

NASA's Artemis II mission will carry astronauts far beyond the far side of the Moon and back.
Dec 22, 2025

NASA's PUNCH captures stunning footage of 'time-traveling' Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6)

From late October through mid-November 2025, the PUNCH satellite captured a dramatic sequence of the comet's tail twisting and reacting to powerful solar activity.
Dec 22, 2025

NASA's Europa Clipper captured a unique ultraviolet view of 3I/ATLAS

The Europa Clipper imaged the comet when Earth-based observation was not possible.
Dec 19, 2025

3I/ATLAS latest update: Where to watch the interstellar comet livestream on December 19

The object was first spotted on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope based in Rio Hurtado, Chile.
Dec 19, 2025

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS's closest approach to Earth: Date, time and naked-eye visibility

The object was first officially spotted on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope based in Rio Hurtado, Chile.
Dec 19, 2025

NASA missions observing 3I/ATLAS as it makes its closest approach to Earth

Though officially detected by a NASA-funded ATLAS on July 1, archival records show the comet was actually captured on film as early as mid-June.
Dec 18, 2025

NASA's PUNCH mission captures groundbreaking new views of the Sun

Four tiny NASA satellites team up to reveal solar storms, comets, and the Sun’s hidden power.
Dec 18, 2025

NASA still unable to reestablish contact with MAVEN as spacecraft begins spinning oddly

NASA’s MAVEN went silent on December 6 after it emerged from behind the Red Planet.
Dec 18, 2025

NASA's IXPE spends over 600 hours observing a galaxy cluster, solves a major black hole mystery

NASA scientists have finally pinpointed the source of mysterious radiation from a supermassive black hole, solving a puzzle that has lasted for years.
Dec 17, 2025

NASA’s Mars Orbiter hits historic 100,000-image mark thanks to its HiRISE camera

The target was suggested by a high school student via the HiWish program.
Dec 17, 2025

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finds a lemon-shaped exoplanet with a never-before-seen atmosphere

Officially labelled PSR J2322-2650b, this Jupiter-mass planet has been deformed into a bizarre lemon shape by the sheer, crushing gravity of its host star.
Dec 17, 2025

Not every galaxy has a supermassive black hole like the Milky Way's, NASA's Chandra Telescope finds

Smaller black holes tend to attract less material, making them naturally dimmer. Chandra would miss many of these faint objects.
Dec 15, 2025